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Colorado Rockies’ Old Friend: Denver Native Mark Melancon

The Colorado Rockies are facing a Denver native every time the Pittsburgh Pirates come to town, and I’ve been on the Golden High School product for a while.

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On Tuesday night, Mark Melancon shut down the Colorado Rockies in the ninth inning of a 6-3 Pittsburgh Pirates victory for his league-leading 49th save of the season.

He’s been a great closer for quite a while (he has 118 career saves in nearly 400 career big league appearances with the Pirates, Yankees, Astros, and Red Sox) but I can guarantee you I’ve been inadvertently following Melancon long before you.